I guess everyone has got a few reasons the world has to end. This is a living list, and we can all contribute as we find or think of more things to add. These are not in order of importance, of course, but as they come up.
So here’s the recap so far:
3. DVD players [...]
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There’s a small, gift store that I used to go to. It has seen better days. My family drives around to look at it, reveling at how far it has fallen into disrepair.
But someone has taken it over, and they’re changing the sign over. One sign remains, faded, painted into the brick. I wonder if [...]
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Just as the sight of shopping carts has become more routine for me, I see something different.
A guy wearing a wife-beater rides a bicycle while guiding a shopping cart. It is raining, so the cart is covered with a piece of plastic. This guy looks a little younger than your normal shopping cart facilitator.
Heather points [...]
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My cats have become more spoiled than they are already. They love the patio door, and the boys, at least, become offended if you open the blinds but not the screen door. And more offended when you don’t let them out, which is most of the time.
We have a fourth cat now, an irregular visitor [...]
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I’m sitting on a patio that feels much like an outdoor living room. It is roomy, has lots of comfortable furniture, but it is outside.
I’m lounging in a chair, with a blanket over my legs. It is a little cold and begins to sprinkle. Ziggy, my middle cat walks up, trailed by four kittens. I [...]
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My brother and I used to have this game. We would share examples of extreme decadence and stupidity, and decide these were reasons the world has to end.
In that spirit, I’m going to come up with occasional reasons the world has to end. And hopefully start to number them. The numbering system comes in [...]
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A sound of crashing water fills my ears. In the distance, it is nothing more than noise, with the occasional crack of thunder. Louder, closer.
Climb along the first trail uphill, the path getting more slippery as we come close. People chatter excitedly as they ham in front of falls.
I didn’t expect to get wet, but [...]
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